+32 PSA: 2024 On Cycle Candidates - Don’t get OfficeHours 6 3y
+26 What’s associate / senior associate pay at LMM PE firms like Riverside / LLR Partners? 12 3y
+25 Del 17 3y
+22 What's stopping you from buying a business with an LBO 24 3y
+22 Blackstone FT 2022 307 3y
+21 ACV and ARR Modeling Question 9 3y
+19 Don’t like banking, is the grass greener on the buyside? 10 3y
+17 Delete delete delete 10 3y
+16 PE Portco Mgmt & Employee Compensation 7 3y
+16 Do HH actually care about SAT/GMAT score for PE recruiting? 19 3y
+14 Delay Graduation to Recruit IB or Graduate Early and go FT MBB 4 3y
+13 What happens after the PE offer and acceptance? 7 3y
+10 Studying Math in College for Finance 4 3y
+9 1 3y
+8 Incline Equity in Pitt? 2 3y
+7 Pay trajectory for asset manager 4 3y
+7 Ijscnind4ndkjfnvkjdfnvjkdffn 15 3y
+7 What are MM PE associate pay now? 27 3y
+7 Best LMM / MM HH 1 3y
+7 Can PE prepare you to start your business? 3 3y
+7 Healthcare Royalty Partners? 10 3y
+6 Reaching out HR after final interview 2 3y
+6 Selected Transaction Experience for PE resume 1 3y
+6 Del 1 3y
+6 MM PC to MF PC 6 3y
+6 Wind Point 2021 11 3y
+5 Will PE hiring be impacted by the recession? 5 3y
+4 Any insight into Graham Partners? 3 3y
+4 Deleted 6 3y
+4 Does your PE firm allow employees at your portcos to switch to another portco? 3 3y
+3 highlander Partners in Dallas 1 3y
+3 How to answer these common PE interview behavioral questions 1 3y
+3 Monomoy Capital Partners Insight? 1 3y
+3 How should I speak to HH? 1 3y
+3 LMM PE Interview 1 3y
+3 Jmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 2 3y
+3 Anyone have experience working remotely for a firm on a different coast? Would you recommend it? 1 3y
+3 Del 2 3y
+3 JLL Partners? 1 3y
+3 Susquehanna - Private Equity Group (SPC) 1 3y
+3 Del 1 3y
+3 ……………….. ……………….. ………………..……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. 20 3y
+2 Why do HH ask for staffer contact? 8 3y
+1 How much do Private Equity ANALYSTS make out of college? 6 3y
+1 What perks should I expect for MM PE? 10 3y
0 Your school doesnt matter( the world is changing) 1 3y
0 Del 1 3y
0 PE 2 3y
0 1 3y
0 Weston Capital (Growth Equity) 1 3y
0 MS AIP Interview help 11 3y
+119 Private Equity vs. Private Credit 29 3y
0 Cinven - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+30 European PE: Interview case studies exchange 92 3y
+10 Arrowroot Capital 19 3y
+185 I Gave Up on Buyside Recruiting - Dropping Prep Materials + Technicals 47 3y
+48 Anyone willing to share a PE interview case study? 51 3y
+691 MF PE is Paradise...LOL 148 3y
+31 From MM IB to UMM/MM PE. Which path is preferable? 10 3y
+29 Not including co-invest and carry, how much do you guys have saved? 37 3y
+28 Wellington Management vs. MF PE 8 3y
+27 Best impact investing firms 2022 12 3y
+22 Distressed PE / PC Associates: Help 8 3y
+21 How to recruit for PE as an associate? 22 3y
+19 Investment Banking or Private Equity 3 3y
+18 X 8 3y
+17 Apollo entering the secondary market - thoughts? 20 3y
+14 How to passively recruit for PE/HF? 6 3y
+13 Start-Up to Growth Equity? 2 3y
+12 Is it worth it to skip the sell-side experience? 9 3y
+12 Salesforce Private Equity Practice? 6 3y
+12 How to respond to coffee chat requests given I plan to skip on-cycle? 7 3y
+11 Question on PE Firms 1 3y
+11 Thank you 12 3y
+11 Negotiating MM PE salary 10 3y
+11 OTPP intern pay 6 3y
+10 How to improve returns in an LBO? 5 3y
+9 Does previous interviewing matter? 4 3y
+9 [closed] 1 3y
+9 Delete 1 3y
+9 Understanding a bespoke model 2 3y
+9 PE Business development compensation? What's the typical range for a VP? 20 3y
+8 General Atlantic - Headhuner 3 3y
+7 Delete 1 3y
+7 Ill health -> gap year during uni = what to do?? (2 BB + 1 PE internships) 1 3y
+7 Any insight on American Securities and their status on recruiting? 6 3y
+7 MM NYC PE Comp 3 3y
+6 Private Company Stats 2 3y
+6 How long from starting off-cycle recruiting to starting job? 1 3y
+6 1st year REPE Analyst company decision advice 1 3y
+6 (deleted) 1 3y
+6 . 1 3y
+5 Stanford MBA 6 3y
+5 Private equity originations analyst scam? 1 3y
+5 Valuation Question 2 3y
+5 Post 2 3y
+4 Portfolio Manager(AM) vs. MD(IB/PE) 1 3y
+4 Oliver Wynman private capital group 1 3y
+4 Full Time IBD / Buyside (PE) Recruiting for London, UK 2 3y
+3 MBA -> IB -> PE 1 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.2%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (273) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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